Question about Hash's initialize

I’d like to make a class that behave like a Hash but keeps keys in
created
order.
Followings are some initial testing codes…

class OHash < Hash
def self.
if (args.size == 1) and args[0].kind_of?(Hash)
args[0].each_key { |k| puts k}
else
args.each_index { |i| puts(a[i]) if (i % 2) == 0 }
end
super
end

def []=(key, value)
puts key
super
end
end

I’m going to replace puts call to assignment later, and would like to
use
instead of Hash or even override default Hash’s methods using alias.
Tests…

OHash[‘b’=>2, ‘c’=>3, ‘a’=>1, ‘aa’=>11]
aa
a
b
c
=> {‘aa’=>11, ‘a’=>1, ‘b’=>2, ‘c’=>3}
OHash[‘b’, 2, ‘c’, 3, ‘a’, 1, ‘aa’, 11]
b
c
a
aa

As the code says, argument to class [] method is a already Hash when we
initialize hash form.
Any comments, ideas and test results would be appreciated.

Suhku

2006/3/10, Suhku H. [email protected]:

end

instead of Hash or even override default Hash’s methods using alias.
Tests…

OHash[‘b’=>2, ‘c’=>3, ‘a’=>1, ‘aa’=>11]

AFAIK there is no way to get this ever to work as you expect since, as
you said, the arguments are transformed into a hash before the method
call.

Any comments, ideas and test results would be appreciated.

You’re not the first one that desires such a beast. If you don’t do it
for the fun of it, I’d just check the RAA - I’m sure there is already
a hash that maintains insertion order. Btw, why do you need that?

Kind regards

robert

On Sat, 11 Mar 2006, Robert K. wrote:

  args.each_index { |i| puts(a[i]) if (i % 2) == 0 }

I’m going to replace puts call to assignment later, and would like to use

You’re not the first one that desires such a beast. If you don’t do it
for the fun of it, I’d just check the RAA - I’m sure there is already
a hash that maintains insertion order. Btw, why do you need that?

Kind regards

robert

my alib has an OrderHash class. anyone’s welcome to it for the
stealing.
it’s on the raa and rubyforge.

regards.

-a

Thanks a lot for helpful comments. I’ll check RAA including OrderHash.

Btw, why do you need that?

I would use it implementing some menu structure that varies with user.
May be Array.assoc / rassoc may be used instead but I think Has is more
appropriate if key order is maintained.

regards.